Meanings
- An area of Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Three particularly interesting study libraries in the New Territories date from the 19th century. Of these, the Kun Ting study library at Ping Shan near Yuen Long is the best of its type in Hong Kong.
1991, Sally Rodwell, “Settlement by the British”, in Historic Hong Kong: A Visitor's Guide, Hong Kong: Odyssey Guides, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 88–891 more example
At this year's festival celebration earlier this month, William Tang Tat-chi, a 50-year-old fashion designer, seemed at home -- and he was. The Tang Ancestral Hall, a 700-year-old structure that is now one of Hong Kong's oldest historical monuments, belongs to his family, the Tang clan of Ping Shan. It was built by Tang Fung-shun, a fifth-generation member of the Ping Shan family; Mr. Tang is a 26th-generation descendant.
2009 October 23, Amy Ma, “Doorway to the Past”, in Wall Street Journal, archived from the original on 06 Sep 2015, Arts & Entertainment - A rural committee in Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
The former Tat Tak School in Ping Shan was founded in 1931 as one of the New Territories’ first educational institutions, and the site has been the source of some of Hong Kong’s oldest ghost stories.
2023 August 28, Ashlyn Chak, “5 Hong Kong ghost stories and creepy tales, from the phantom of Bride’s Pool to the girl on the tracks at Yau Ma Tei MTR station”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2023, Arts & Culture1 more example
The road fences were removed six years ago to give trucks access to a one-acre car park, located near Fung Chi Village in Yuen Long. The majority of the land on which the car park operates is managed by Ping Shan Rural Committee Vice-chairman Tang Tat-sin.
2016 November 1, Ellie Ng, “Gov’t allowed Wang Chau car park to keep illegally built entrance amid rural resistance – report”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2023, Hong Kong
Origin
- Cantonese屏山
- EnglishPing Shan
From Cantonese 屏山 (ping⁴ saan¹).
More words from Cantonese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 屏山鄉事委員會 /屏山乡事委员会, 屏山
- 屏山鄉事委員會 /屏山乡事委员会rural committee
- 屏山 (ping⁴ saan¹)area in Hong Kong
Cite this entry
Ping Shan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ping%20Shan
“Ping Shan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ping%20Shan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ping Shan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ping%20Shan.
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